. The swallow book; the story of the swallow told in legends, fables, folk songs, proverbs, omens and riddles of many lands . of a heart, which they call the one side is engraved March i, andon the other are pictured swallows androses, symbols of the return of the pictured swallows are the wordswhich the Hungarian maidens say when theyspy the first swallow in the spring: I see aswallow! Now I wash my freckles ! Thischarm is made of brass, silver, or gold, r IN MEDICINE * 149 according to the wealth of the owner. Allthrough the month of March they wear it;then they ta


. The swallow book; the story of the swallow told in legends, fables, folk songs, proverbs, omens and riddles of many lands . of a heart, which they call the one side is engraved March i, andon the other are pictured swallows androses, symbols of the return of the pictured swallows are the wordswhich the Hungarian maidens say when theyspy the first swallow in the spring: I see aswallow! Now I wash my freckles ! Thischarm is made of brass, silver, or gold, r IN MEDICINE * 149 according to the wealth of the owner. Allthrough the month of March they wear it;then they take it off and carefully lay it-away in a bed of dried rose leaves untilthe next spring comes


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